Portable stall gate



July 14, 1931. R. c. SHELDON 1,814,972

PORTABLE STALL GATE Filed May 2 8, 1929 IN VEN TOR.

Patented July 14, 1931 y RAYMOND C. SHELDON, OF ODIAI'IA, NEBRASKAPORTABLE STALL GATE Application filed May 28, 1929. Serial No. 366,660.

The invention relates to starting stall gates end of the lazy tongmembers and the end used in connection with race tracks, and haspartition or wall. for its object to provide a device of this Referringto the drawings, the numeral 1 character which may be easily transportedd signates the end walls of the stall and 2 the from place to place, forinstance from one intermediate walls which are in parallel re- 55 trackto another, and when not in use may latiOn with each other and the endwalls. be easily folded into a compact package for The inner sides ofthe end walls 1 and the shipment and storage purposes. oppositev sidesof the intermediate walls 2 A further object is to provide a portableare provided with padding 3 for preventing 4 folding stall member havinga plurality of injury to the animals or the riders thereof, verticalWalls in parallel relation and prolncident to rubbing of the animalsagainst vided with lazy tong connections whereby the walls in theexcitement and consequent the Walls may be adjusted towards and awaymovement of the animals. Extending upfrom each other, also to providesupporting wardly from the upper ends of the end walls caster wheelscarried by the end walls of the 1 are U-shaped frames4 to which arepivdevice and adapted to support the device otally connected at 5 thecurved portions when extended or collapsed, and forming 6 of the lazytong arms 7 and also slidably means whereby the device may be easily andconnected at 8 as well as pivotally are the quickly placed on the trackor moved thereother arms 9 of the lazy tong which arms from with theminimum amount of labor and are in crossed relation for pivotalconnection ti at 10 and have their curved portions 6 curv- A furtherobject is to provide a stall gate ing downwardly in opposite directions,therehaving a plurality of stalls in which the by forming an arch whichwould be located various animals are placed for preventing above theheads of the riders so they would crowding or interference of theanimals with not interfere with the passage of the animals each other,either intentional or otherwise, as and riders into the various stallsfrom either well as between the riders, thereby insuring direction. Theadjacent lower ends of the a substantially instantaneous starting of thecurvedportions 6 of the lazy tong arms are animals, also to constructthe device so that pivotally connectedtogether at 11 and slid- 39 horsesmay pass through the stalls from the ably connected in verticalelongated slots 30 rear of the device, thereby obtaining the ad- 12 ofthe vertical supporting arms 13 which vantage of what is known as awalking extend upwardly and are pivotally connected up start from therear, and obviating the at 14 to the upper pivotally connected endsnecessity of backing them into the stalls. of the lazy tong arms 7.Therefore it will WVith the above and other objects in view be seen thatthe stall walls are supported and the invention resides in thecombination and when the end walls 1 are forced towards or arrangementof parts as hereinafter set forth, away from each other, the distancesbetween shown in the drawings, described and the stall walls may bevaried for properly claimed, it being understood that changes providingstalls or for collapsing the device 49 in the precise embodiment of theinvention into a compact package for storage purposes, may be madewithin the scope of what is or for moving the, same onto or off thetrack. claimed without departing from the spirit of Extending outwardlyfrom the outer sides the invention. of the end walls 1 adjacent theirlower ends In the drawings: are brackets 14a in which are mounted the 45Figure 1 is a perspective view of the depintles 15 of the caster wheelbrackets 16, in vice showing the same extended. which are rotatablymounted the caster Figure 2 is a front elevation of the device wheels 17which engage the ground, and pol showing the same partially collapsed.sitioned whereby the lower ends of the walls m Figure 3 is a detailsectional view through 1 and 2 will be supported spaced from the V a thelidable ivotal connection between one ground for allowing the to beasily collapsed or extended. It will be noted that both ends of thestall are open, therefore it will be seen that race horses may have whatis known as a. walking up start to the starting line, and it will not benecessary to back them into the starting stalls which confuses theanimals andexcites them. I 1

The .lhwireridsof the walls 2 are provided with extension members 2a,thereby giving the advantages of a relatively long wall fo r the animalwithout using thisextreme length of wall to the height of the riderfshead which would add a great deal of weight to the device as a whole. Toprevent danger of the animal getting its legs or any part of its bodyoveft'he extension members 2a, the walls are provided with outwardlyextending yieldahle members 18 in. the plane oft'he' extensions,wh-ich'm'ay be formed fromany material desired. i j v HEromzthe above'itwill'be seenth'at a port'- able collapsible starting device. having aplufality of stalls is provided; which device. is simple inconstruction, may be easily and qilickly moved .td a; position on thetrack; in a: collapsed condition and then extended fior' use; and?after; use may be quickly col l-apsed; .aiid-i moved on its supportingwheels frfonrthe tra'ek; onto another track if desired; The; inventionhaving-been set forth what isc'l'aimejdas new and useful isr- A portablestall comprising a plurality of vertically dis'posedwalls comprisingend'and intermediate wall's,' thei end walls having 1wardlyientendingUssliape'd trames, lazy't'ong' connections between saidU' sh'a'ped frames, upwardly extending arms carried by' the intermediatewalls andiconneeted to the lazy tjbng connection" and" supported therebywhereby upon movement of the end walls towardsor' away fromfea'ch othe'ra'llof the walls will move parallel relation" and grotmdnengagmg wheels"carried by the end Walls and forming means for supporting allthe fwallsspaced from the ground. Y

In testimony Whereof'I hereunto a ifix my signature. i i, v p

' RAYMOND CJSHEEDON

